Are you saying that when you made this thread, and titled it "Who needs the NBA" it didn't occure to you the reaction you would get, especially for e0y? Seriously? This was just supposed to be the season long "let's talk about the Vikings, Zips, and Flashes" thread?

Because if that's really what you thought, and the reaction didn't occure to you, then you really need to be wearing a helmet at all times.

If it did occure to you, then you were just stirring shit up...which is cool. No problem with that. But, either you were trolling, or "should be using rounded scissors" stupid. Which is it?

Spin wrote:All in all, this should be the start of the best college basketball NEOhio has seen. It has the potential to be better than the Huggins-Mackey era, and last a whole lot longer.

You add the fact that OSU is ranked the best in the Big Ten right now, damn good time for Ohio CBB right now.

Wonder how the Bearcats, Musketeers, and Flyers are looking as well. I know we've got fans of the two latter.

Swerb wrote:Go start a blog if you want to tell the world your incomprehendible ramblings.

Cerebral_DownTime wrote:I have a big arm and can throw the ball pretty damn far...... maybe even over those moutains. The Browns should sign me, i'll let you all in locker room to drink beer. Then we can all go out the parking lot to watch me do motorcycle stunts.

Fuck you Spin. You've always been a passive/aggressive dickhead and the thread title is no different. I don't give a shit how you play it, that's how it came off to people and that's as much a reason you titled it that instead of 'Our Annual Get Excited About the Local Guys' thread.

No ones gives a shit so fucking own it. God dam, at least someone might respect it more. Defending it makes you look like a bigger a-hole.

Multiple people said that's how it appeared. Again, they're all wrong. They're either right or you simply can't express yourself in a way where you don't come off as a douchebag.

So you guys are actually going to say that I am the only poster who occasionally has a thread go in a different direction than was intended? Bull fuckin shit. I see it all the time.

Like I said, if I wanted to throttle the NBA, I would go to the NBA section.

You guys got nothing better to do right now since we're numb to Sandusky now, the Browns game was another episode of "Groundhog Day", and the Cavs are locked out. I get it. So boring everyone would rather argue the subject of the thread and ignore the content. I get it. It's the annual "What the fuck were you thinking using that subject HERE?"

Understood.

Thrash on.

And Fuck Boston. And Cant State. I got a Blue Moon on tap that says the Zips are gonna kick Golden Showers ass this year. One each for both regular season games and the MAC Finals. SSS? JB?

Spin wrote:So you guys are actually going to say that I am the only poster who occasionally has a thread go in a different direction than was intended? Bull fuckin shit. I see it all the time.

Like I said, if I wanted to throttle the NBA, I would go to the NBA section.

Nope. Not what I'm saying anyway. I'm saying many of us have it happen and many of us do it intentionally. And many of us ultimately admit that was the point anyway.

I'm saying you got bored and wanted to pluck someone's feathers. I'm saying that's how it seems and that I'm clearly not alone in thinking that.

I'm also saying, "Own it"

You framed it how you intended to frame it. No need whatsoever for a legit thread on the local college basketball scene to cut down the dopey NBA unless a reaction from those inclined to defend it was hoped for.

Nothing I've enjoyed more personally than watching last year's MAC final at the Q (where, by the way, "thuggery" was on prominent display at games end). Has nothing to do whatsoever with an either/or NBA/NCAA choice.

Spin wrote:So you guys are actually going to say that I am the only poster who occasionally has a thread go in a different direction than was intended? Bull fuckin shit. I see it all the time.

What Peek said.

I have no problem with you starting a thread that you know will ruffle some feathers. I like those threads. But, you're sitting back with your "who me? I just wanted to talk about CSU. Why can't a fella just start a thread around here?" bullshit.

This thread went the only way it COULD go from the moment you typed in the subject. Again, I don't mind that at all. But if you are saying you couldn't see how this was going to go then you're fucking stupid.

My wife doesn't always finish hers. Usually does, but not always. I don't want to get into a situation where my wife and I are making lists titled "things that suck about my spouse". I will come out on the losing end in that battle. It wouldn't be close.

Spin said the NBA sucks, e0y went waaaaaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaaah the NBA doesnt suck, I hate you and I am smarter than you. Peeker said dont pick on e0y, its not fair, dont be a troll. Mother was stupid as always.

I don't really drink it. My wife likes it. It's OK once or twice right at the beginning of summer when you're all excited because you got a couple hot days. It's better than Blue Moon which, if you're not a dumbass, was my point.

Ziner wrote:Spin said the NBA sucks, e0y went waaaaaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaaah the NBA doesnt suck, I hate you and I am smarter than you. Peeker said dont pick on e0y, its not fair, dont be a troll. Mother was stupid as always.

You forgot to mention my panache and my certain je ne sais quoi. And that CDT is a clueless jagoff.

Ziner wrote:Spin said the NBA sucks, e0y went waaaaaaaaah waaaaaaaaaaaah the NBA doesnt suck, I hate you and I am smarter than you. Peeker said dont pick on e0y, its not fair, dont be a troll. Mother was stupid as always.

I was not stupid. I might be the only one here who knows what the hell they're talking about. I'M A DOCTOR (of sorts) AND I DEMAND RESPECT!

Yeah in the future when a thread flames up, it's better to just stand aside and watch it burn. LOL. Firemen hate that tactic, but here it's the better strategy.

I'm not anti-NBA, it's just not my sport. If the Cavs are good, I'll watch. But basketball is not like the NFL. I don't sit and watch the Celtics and the Bulls. Or the Blue Devils and Kentucky. The NBA playoffs CAN be as exciting as a big college matchup in person. Other than that, meh. I watched the finals so I could see if my observation of LeChoke came through, since I took so much shit on here when I brought it up.

It did.

I'd still much rather have an NHL team than the Cavs.

The Bostonian is from Ohio originally? I can picture that. He was probably one of those guys who went to Cavs games back in the Stepien days, when 1500 people would show up. All sitting there with a blizzard raging outside, watching a 67 loss team, criticizing all the people who decided not to go...

It aint. It's been bastardized (more than the other TV sports) for TV. It's all about the individual, the SportCenter Top 10 dunk.

Then it was pure "thuggery"

I said wanna-be thugs. A culture that clashes with many others.

Then it was a rich man's sport

Never said that. Don't know where in the hell you got that one from.

and now you're not "against" it?

Never said I was. It's not my favorite. I'll watch it if the Cavs are contenders. It's alright. I'll take a good college game over an awful pro game. I'll take a bad NFL game over a good (not great) NBA game.

Blech... thought this was about the worst year ever for the GLBC Oktoberfest. Too sweet. Did not like. And I think the Christmas Ale isn't as good as last year's batch. Still good, not AS good as last year.

Spin wrote:I'm not anti-NBA, it's just not my sport. If the Cavs are good, I'll watch. But basketball is not like the NFL. I don't sit and watch the Celtics and the Bulls. Or the Blue Devils and Kentucky. The NBA playoffs CAN be as exciting as a big college matchup in person. Other than that, meh. I watched the finals so I could see if my observation of LeChoke came through, since I took so much shit on here when I brought it up.

We don't get the Browns games down here in Central Fla. so I haven't seen them play once this year. I can't stand sitting in a bar for three hours of NFL on a crap tv without a laptop so that is out.

Thus, 8 or 9 weeks in and I haven't watched a single NFL game. I used to say the same thing about the NBA, and I was damn pissed after last year but now I admit if they were in-season, I'd definitely have it on the tube. Now I might put the NFL on as background noise after everyone goes to bed, but it's almost guaranteed I am not watching it. Bores me to no end to watch the 49ers play the Giants or whatever.

Why do the 2 have to be mutually exclusive? Pay more money (NBA) for a premium product & pay less money (NCAA) for an inferior product.

That said - I love my Vikings hoops and I hold them as close to my heart as I do the Cavs. Again - they are not mutually exclusive - it just so happens 1 product is better than the other (depending on what your definition of product is).

It's always fun to watch a team get built from the ground up and transform from a shit team to a top 50 team. And that is why I finally feel some solace in rooting for the Vikes.

Same goes with the Cavs. Irving & Thompson are just the beginning of the rebuild. Perhaps it's the entrepreneurial spirit in me - but I enjoy seeing massive progress

"I must be cruel only to be kind;Thus bad begins, and worse remains behind."

motherscratcher wrote:I'm still waiting for Spin to tell us if he knew what direction this thread would take when he started it.

Postby swerb » Tue Nov 15, 2011 10:34 amVikings, Zips, Flashes ... all got nice teams this year. All could win 25+ games and get at-large consideration for the Dance.

Massive win for the Vikings Sunday.

by swerb » Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:31 amI get to 3-4 CSU games a year.

If sitting 8 rows behind Gary Waters for $15, watching his kids slap the floor on defense, and just kill themselves for Waters (who they clearly fear, respect, and love) doesn't do it for you - you're not a basketball fan.

I leave CSU games and I feel guilty watching the NBA for a week. Especially when I see a player so stoned he checks into the games with his warmup pants still on.

CSU is roughly the 50th best team in America. It's not Lakers/Celtics, nor is anyone pretending it is. But it's entertaining basketball. And there is no better live sport.

by Triple-S » Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:22 pmI'm going to try to follow the Flashes more closely this season.

Shit ain't a replacement for the NBA (which I've grown to enjoy it's post-season as one of the best in all of sports), but it's good to be able to watch a sports team that won't make me stab my eyes out while watching.

If Indeed there was/is an NBA season I'd be psyched to see Kyrie play and see what we've got in him. Last season was kinda futile, as there was really nothing to look forward to as a fan. This season? I'm excited. Plus, a fucking okc-chicago finals just would be amazing. Really hope that happens in the near future.

All that said, Go Flashes and Fuck Akron.

by Spin » Tue Nov 15, 2011 2:49 pm

Triple-S wrote:I'm going to try to follow the Flashes more closely this season. Go Flashes and Fuck Akron.

Zeke's still here, along with Cvet. Quincy Diggs is better than ever. And transfer Chauncey Gilliam looks to be the shaprshooter Akron hasn't had in years.

All in all, this should be the start of the best college basketball NEOhio has seen. It has the potential to be better than the Huggins-Mackey era, and last a whole lot longer.

So far, no JB still going off on the end of the MAC Daddy last season. Probably still too pissed to post. No Vikes fans asking where the Zip fans are going before the game to tailgate (bargate?). Nobody with a preview of the Vikes or Flushes. And nobody taking me up on my cheap beer bet.

e0y2e3 wrote:Yeah, inferior basketball from teams with chances for at large bids to the crap-fest that is the NCAA tourney is certainly a great replacement for the best sport in the country (and a sport that is as full as stars as ever in its history right now).

Wow, that's the complete opposite of how I feel about every single thing you mentioned.